Steve Brown | AI expert, Entrepreneur, Futurist & Author

Steve Brown

AI expert, Entrepreneur, Futurist & Author

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Steve Brown
Biography

Steve Brown is a leading voice in the conversation on artificial intelligence. A former executive at Google DeepMind and Intel, he has delivered hundreds of engaging, information-rich keynotes across five continents, inspiring audiences to take action with AI. Steve draws upon three decades of experience in AI, digital transformation, and high tech to help leaders build winning AI strategies that fuel innovation, boost performance, and create new value.

During his 25-year career, Steve served as senior director and in-house futurist at Google DeepMind in London, as well as Intel’s Chief Evangelist and futurist. He co-founded The Provenance Chain Network, which provides supply chain transparency and security services to the U.S. Space Force and U.S. Navy, and Jump Partners, an AI incubator. Steve is also a BCG Luminary. 

Steve works with global brands, Fortune 100 companies, startups, and government agencies. His clients include Nike, JP Morgan, Samsung, Lenovo, Comcast, Audi, Bank of America, PepsiCo, Intuit, and Disney. He has been featured on the BBC, CNN, Bloomberg TV, ABC, CBS, NBC, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and Wired Magazine. 
Steve’s latest book, “The AI Ultimatum: Preparing for a World of Intelligent Machines and Radical Transformation,” is a how-to guide on AI transformation written for senior business leaders, aspiring leaders, and anyone interested to learn how AI will reshape business, the economy, and society. 

Steve holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Microelectronic Systems Engineering from the University of Manchester. Born in the U.K., he is a dual British-American citizen and lives in Portland, Oregon.
 

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Featured Keynote Programs

AI Now and Next
Getting Ready for the Future of AI

Best for: General Sessions, Opening Keynotes, and Global Conferences 

In this fast-paced, inspiring, and informative talk, AI futurist Steve Brown reviews AI’s latest capabilities, explores what’s coming next, and explains what it all means for business. Packed with actionable tips, Steve describes how leaders and individuals should prepare for the exponential change ahead.

By attending this talk, you will:
• Understand the main types of AI and their problem-solving capabilities.
• Examine the coming waves of AI—agentic, spatial, and physical AI—and how to harness their power.
• Understand AI’s future trajectory and its significance for us all.
• Get practical advice on how to prepare for the coming AI revolution.
 

The Future of AI Agents
Automating Success

Best for: Leadership Teams, HR, Operations, Technology Audiences

AI agents are transforming work across every industry, creating new expectations for leaders and managers. These autonomous digital coworkers can reason, perform complex tasks, and use tools to act in the world and achieve goals. Agents are revolutionizing the workplace in 2026 and 2027, enabling people to focus on higher-value, more rewarding work. In this engaging talk, AI futurist Steve Brown explains how every company and individual can harness this profound technology shift to reimagine workflows, elevate customer service, and create new value.

By attending this talk, you will:
• Understand Agentic AI and the three main types of AI agents.
• Examine how agents will reshape workflows, elevating human labor from doing to designing and overseeing work.
• Explore practical use cases for AI agents, now and in the coming years.
• Understand workflow orchestration at scale, multi-agent systems, and how agentic AI is transforming workforce planning.
• Gain insights into agentic AI’s future trajectory to steer your strategic plans.
 

AI for Leadership
A Blueprint for Leaders and Innovators

Best for: Boards, C-Suite, Executive Retreats

AI capabilities are advancing exponentially, forcing business leaders to navigate a rapidly changing landscape and make tough decisions about where to invest, what to prioritize, and how to manage risk. Agentic AI is blurring the lines between human and digital employees and transforming workforce planning. In this essential talk, futurist Steve Brown explores the strategic leadership implications of AI, explains key AI concepts and best practices, reviews the new leadership behaviors required to thrive in the AI revolution, and shares strategic frameworks to help you balance your innovation portfolio and maximize ROI over the short, medium, and long term.

By attending this talk, you will:
• Understand the main types of AI and their problem-solving capabilities.
• Understand how to reshape your workforce using agentic AI to amplify human talent, boost performance, and manage costs.
• Review the new leadership behaviors needed to thrive in the AI revolution.
• Discover best-known methods, innovation frameworks, and playbooks to accelerate your success with AI transformation.
• Understand AI’s trajectory so you’re ready for future developments.
 

AI and Innovation
Turbocharging Breakthroughs with AI

Best for: Innovation Summits, Industry Associations, Strategy Events

For millennia, technology has fueled innovation—steam, electricity, and information technology each transformed our world. Artificial intelligence is the most powerful innovation accelerator in human history, unleashing waves of scientific, commercial, and enterprise breakthroughs that generate value, upend markets, and create new winners and losers. In this talk, futurist Steve Brown explores the primary and secondary effects of AI on innovation in the coming years and how you can harness AI to drive innovation in your organization.

By attending this talk, you will:
• Understand AI’s capabilities—now, and in the coming years.
• Review real-world AI applications that have fostered business innovation.
• Explore how AI is accelerating scientific discovery, leading to breakthroughs in medicine, material science, physics, and engineering.
• Learn how to use AI to accelerate innovation across your organization.
 

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